Balkans Occidentaux

Rrafsh est un duo insolite qui puise ses racines dans les musiques balkaniques tout en les confrontant à des influences avant-gardistes et contemporaines.
Inspiré par le Tallava, un style rom né au Kosovo, il en explore les richesses mélodiques, rythmiques et modales, qu'il détourne grâce à des procédés de composition innovants. Laurent Clouet au saxophone et Wassim Halal aux percussions revisitent l'esthétique de l'ensemble emblématique Davul-Zurna afin de créer un langage hybride et (…)

- Agenda / France - Régions, Kosovo

From 9 October to 9 November 2025, Surrounded by Criminals, a photo exhibition by Nicolas Wieërs (founder of BALKAN TRAFIK), invites visitors to delve into the little-known world of the Vory v Zakone, the ‘thieves in law' of the former Soviet Union.

- Agenda / Belgique et Luxembourg

Soutenez notre film indépendant sur la révolte étudiante en Serbie !

- Agenda / Serbie

Soutenez notre film indépendant sur la révolte étudiante en Serbie !

- Agenda / Serbie

Samedi 8 novembre, à 19h30, à la Scène du Canal Jemmapes à Paris, vous avez l'occasion de plonger dans l'univers musical de Vladislav SHAGAN, artiste bulgare à la croisée des traditions et de la création contemporaine.
Avec un sens de rythme hérité de son grand-père et une expérience de rappeur et danseur contemporain de son vécu en Russie, SHAGAN poursuit sa quête de nouveaux sons, animé par le désir de dépasser les limites. La guzheng chinoise et la flûte shakuhachi, que l'artiste (…)

- Agenda / Région parisienne, Bulgarie

Sobota, 8. november 2025 – Literatura, okusi in večjezična glasba
Xcenter – Nova Gorica – 19:00
Predavanje pisatelja Christophe Solioz
Letteratura per un territorio condiviso / Literatura za skupno ozemlje
Švicarski pisatelj in politolog Christophe Solioz bo predstavil svojo knjigo Trieste, la littérature pour territoire ter spregovoril o literaturi kot prostoru povezovanja in dialoga.
Njegovo delo sega med tranzicijo, demokratizacijo in regionalno sodelovanje na območju nekdanje (…)

- Agenda / Slovénie, Dans les Balkans

C'est un paradoxe. Les politiciens font commerce de l'identité nationale et multiplient les batailles mémorielles, mais le patrimoine historique de Macédoine du Nord est négligé et ne doit sa survie qu'à des partenariats et des financements étrangers.

- Articles / Macédoine du Nord, Culture et éducation, Radio Slobodna Evropa, Une - Diaporama, Une - Diaporama - En premier

In einem dramatischen Schweizer Cup-Achtelfinal der Frauen setzte sich YB Bern spät mit 2:1 gegen GC Zürich durch. Die Meisterinnen drehten das Spiel in den letzten Minuten und sicherten sich den Einzug ins Viertelfinale.

US-Präsident Trump droht mit Boykott des G20-Gipfels in Johannesburg. Er wirft Südafrika Menschenrechtsverletzungen gegen weisse Bauern vor. Der Gipfel ist für den 22. und 23. November geplant. Auch Russland und China werden erwartet.

Am Samstag trifft Granit Xhaka mit Sunderland auf seinen Ex-Klub Arsenal. Der Schweizer erlebte bei den Gunners Höhen und Tiefen. Das Wiedersehen verspricht eine besondere Atmosphäre im Stadium of Light.

- Agenda / Région parisienne

Le Centre de Recherche Europes-Eurasie-CREE (Inalco), en partenariat avec la Société française d'histoire politique (SFHPo) et Sorbonne Nouvelle, a l'honneur de vous inviter à la journées d'étude : « Carcéralité(s) politique(s) en Europe centrale, orientale et balkanique (XXe-XXIe s.) ».
Les conflits et/ou les transformations soudaines et radicales des régimes politiques vers des expériences autoritaires – une réalité qui concerne particulièrement l'Europe centrale, orientale et balkanique (…)

- Agenda / Région parisienne, Albanie, Roumanie

Le Centre de Recherche Europes-Eurasie-CREE (Inalco), en partenariat avec la Société française d'histoire politique (SFHPo) et Sorbonne Nouvelle, a l'honneur de vous inviter à la journées d'étude : « Carcéralité(s) politique(s) en Europe centrale, orientale et balkanique (XXe-XXIe s.) ».
Les conflits et/ou les transformations soudaines et radicales des régimes politiques vers des expériences autoritaires – une réalité qui concerne particulièrement l'Europe centrale, orientale et balkanique (…)

- Agenda / Région parisienne, Albanie, Roumanie

Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally held in New York, October 2024. Credit: Bingjiefu He | Wikimedia Commons

By Naureen Hossain
NEW YORK, Nov 7 2025 (IPS)

The New York City mayoral elections captured the world’s attention with an excitement normally reserved for the United States presidential elections. It all culminated on Tuesday night with Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory, signaling that hope was emerging after a period of anxiety and uncertainty for the United States. Zohran Mamdani will represent and govern New York City, one of the world’s wealthiest and most high-profile cities.

Since Wednesday morning, my social media has been full of posts from friends and family that don’t live in New York or even in the U.S. celebrating Mamdani’s win as if he had won the mayoral race in their city. Thanks in large part to his successful outreach on social media, Mamdani’s brand and the principles of authenticity that serve as its foundation resonated with people beyond New York’s borders.

Mamdani’s campaign and victory were like a fairytale unfolding in real time. Beginning as a little-known state assemblyman even within his own state, he became a global household name in one year.

Through grassroots efforts and new tactics eschewed by the establishment, his campaign gained traction with a growing coalition defined by its demographic diversity. He was the underdog challenging the current administration with his principles and convictions and even facing resistance from the old guard in his own political party.

In a way, his win reaffirms the myth of the American Dream, where anyone has the freedom and opportunity to pursue a better life. He has done this while presenting a conviction in his beliefs rooted in unity and empathy. He has achieved several historic firsts for the city: the first Muslim mayor, the first South Asian mayor, and the youngest mayor in more than a century.

While his policies for affordable living are integral to his appeal, Mamdani’s background as a Muslim man of Indian-Ugandan origin has resonated with immigrants who made sacrifices to move away from their home in pursuit of a better life. The ideal of the American Dream posits that America is the land where prosperity is still something to be gained, not just inherited. A land that promotes economic prosperity and the protection of civil liberties.

Those sacrifices must otherwise feel in vain; they must also struggle to pay for basic necessities given the high cost of living in New York City. That is perhaps where people connected with Mamdani and his message of hope; people could see that he genuinely recognized their struggles and would have witnessed them himself.

Even in the face of vitriolic rhetoric that targeted his experience, or comparative lack thereof, in relation to his faith, Mamdani did not back down or diminish his identity. Where immigrants may learn to assimilate, Mamdani showed why it is more important than ever to embrace authenticity and all facets of one’s identity.

Now that he will be the next mayor, Mamdani will have the task ahead of him of delivering on his promises to make the city more affordable. But he will also have to prove that his convictions were not just for the campaign. This world capital, the host of the United Nations, could not have asked for a more internationalist mayor.

He is a domestic politician with an international outlook. One can see even within his own family. He is married to a Syrian-American immigrant. Both his parents are cultural and academic figures in their own right.

His father, Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani, has taught political science and post-colonialism subjects across universities in Uganda, South Africa, Senegal, and even here at Columbia University.

His mother, Mira Nair, is an Indian filmmaker who has directed popular movies like Monsoon Wedding and Mississippi Masala but has also worked on projects like Still, the Children Are Here, a documentary about the Garo indigenous communities in northeastern India. She produced this film in collaboration with the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

While this reveals the level of privilege that Mamdani descends from, this may also shed light on his awareness of social justice issues. This may also reveal how he defined his campaign with the promise of change and authenticity as an embodiment of New York’s demographic and cultural DNA.

Recent times have been marked by division and uncertainty, which make pre-existing problems much harder to deal with. Even an institution like the UN, which purports to include all communities to set the common agenda for development and prosperity, has been forced to make difficult compromises.

It is struggling within the constraints of limited funding and political will without follow-through due in part to the conflicting interests between member states and other stakeholders. The UN is defined by a principled impartiality. It platforms a diverse range of issues of global interest and advocates for peaceful, inclusive dialogue. Yet it is also restrained from taking firmer principled positions due to member states’ individual interests.

In that respect, the UN and New York have something in common. They are shaped by the member states/communities that make them, and they work as those groups see fit, even if at times it seems that a small percentage holds the greatest influence and determines the fate of the majority.

Perhaps the UN could stand to benefit and learn from a mayor like Mamdani, who has demonstrated that a global outlook on domestic affairs can be conducive. He may remind us that channeling hope and expecting—not just pursuing—the dignity of life can make a difference.

IPS UN Bureau Report

 

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- Articles / Une - Diaporama - En premier, Une - Diaporama, Courrier des Balkans, Israël-Palestine , Relations internationales, Culture et éducation, Turquie

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- Articles / Environnement, Europa Liberă România, Barrages Balkans, Roumanie, Politique, Une - Diaporama

Ce documentaire de 52 minutes sera projeté jeudi 6 novembre à 20h au cinéma CHRISTINE CINEMA CLUB, 4 rue Christine, 6e, Métro Odéon.

- Agenda / Bosnie-Herzégovine, Région parisienne

Ce documentaire de 52 minutes sera projeté jeudi 6 novembre à 20h au cinéma CHRISTINE CINEMA CLUB, 4 rue Christine, 6e, Métro Odéon.

- Agenda / Bosnie-Herzégovine, Région parisienne

Depuis l'effondrement mortel de l'auvent de la gare de Novi Sad, le 1er novembre 2024, la Serbie se soulève contre la corruption meurtrière du régime du président Vučić et pour le respect de l'État de droit. Cette exigence de justice menée par les étudiants a gagné tout le pays. Suivez les dernières informations en temps réel et en accès libre.

- Le fil de l'Info / Courrier des Balkans, Vucic, Serbie, Politique, Société, Gratuit